Russian general killed in Moscow car bomb, officials investigating Ukraine role

A Russian general was killed Monday after a bomb exploded under his car in Moscow, officials said.

A Russian general was killed Monday after a bomb exploded under his car in Moscow, officials said.

Russian investigators said they were looking into whether Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov was assassinated by Ukrainian intelligence services.

NBC News has asked the Ukrainian government for a response.

Sarvarov, 56, was head of the operational training directorate of Russia’s armed forces general staff.

Add NBC News to GooglePutin tells NBC News the ball is in Ukraine’s court to end the war01:45On Monday morning, “an explosive device planted under the bottom of a car was detonated” on Yasenevaya Street in the south of the city, Russian Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said in a statement.